Comparison

Curious Ball vs Marbles Ricochet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Curious Ball

Experience a physics-based platformer with unique levels and unlockable objects. Create and share your own maps with an online editor, and play levels designed by other users for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Unlockable objects
  • Online map editor
  • Share custom maps
  • Play user-created levels
Features
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Unlock objects that are different from each other in different levels enjoy and fun! New generation Bounce Ball game! You can make beautiful maps with online editor and you can share with other players! You can play the maps created by other users!

About

Marbles Ricochet

Guide marbles off the field by using rails to ricochet them through corners and over jumps. This original puzzle game challenges you to solve increasingly complex levels. Enjoy an uninterrupted gaming experience with no ads.

Highlights
  • Marble navigation puzzles
  • Rail-guided ricochets
  • Marble jumping mechanics
  • Challenging level design
  • Ad-free gameplay
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A new and original puzzle game, in which you have to guide all the red or purple marbles off the field. Rails will guide you and marbles will ricochet through corners, and even jump at times. Can you solve these puzzles? This app is free of ads, we will never interrupt your game making you wait for an Ad to finish! We want you to enjoy the game.

Screenshots

Curious Ball4 screens
Marbles Ricochet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Curious Ball at none against Marbles Ricochet's 10. Marbles Ricochet's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Marbles Ricochet sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Curious Ball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Curious Ball against 5.0 for Marbles Ricochet. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Curious Ball ships an update every 2 months, Marbles Ricochet weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Curious Ball versus Marbles Ricochet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurious BallMarbles Ricochet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiray BALCornelis Aerts

Customer experience

Curious Ball

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Marbles Ricochet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Curious Ball

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Marbles Ricochet

One-time10
  • Normal Pack 1$1.99
  • Easy Pack 2$1.99
  • Regular PACK 14$1.99
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  • regular pack 17$1.99
  • regular pack 18$1.99
  • marbles Ricochet - Easy pack 8$1.99
  • Marbles Ricochet - Easy pack 9$1.99
  • Marbles Ricochet - Easy Pk 10$1.99
  • ADVANCED PACK 6$2.99
  • Expert Pack 5$4.99

Questions

Is Curious Ball free?
Curious Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marbles Ricochet free?
Marbles Ricochet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Curious Ball or Marbles Ricochet?
Curious Ball and Marbles Ricochet are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Curious Ball or Marbles Ricochet have ads?
Curious Ball shows ads; Marbles Ricochet does not.
Which is updated more often, Curious Ball or Marbles Ricochet?
Curious Ball ships an update every 2 months, and Marbles Ricochet weekly. Most recently, Curious Ball was updated on November 3, 2026 and Marbles Ricochet on November 3, 2026.

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